Nick Pooley was driving home from work when he was involved in a crash on Plymouth Hoe with a Deliveroo rider.

He's been quoted £1000 to repair the wing mirror, and dents in the exterior and believes the cyclist should help pay. But the delivery worker has now cut off all contact after reportedly giving Mr Pooley his details.

Herald Facebook followers were divided on the issue - many claimed the cyclist was at fault.

Jamie Trivett wrote: "Cyclists shud (sic) have insurance if they are to use the roads end of. If they hurt damage or injure a motorist or pedestrian then they shud (sic) have insurance to cover damages."

Nick Pooley wants to get his car fixed - but wants the Deliveroo rider involved in the collision to pay up

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"The point is, if a cyclist causes damage to a car (by riding too close and scratching it, knocking the wing mirror off etc), then it's wrong that the owner of the car has to pay for the repairs while the cyclist gets away scott (sic) free? It's just so wrong..."

And Hollie Perks added: "Deliveroo riders have no road sense whatsoever. One rode out straight infront of me as I was coming off the roundabout and up alma road the other day & before anyone asks yes I did signal correctly. Idiots."

Others shared similar experiences they had reportedly had with Deliveroo drivers.

The damage caused to Nick Pooley's wing mirror following the collision involving the Deliveroo rider

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Stuiee Metcalfe said: "Deliveroo rider caused damage to my dad's car and rode off, cut my dad up, got beeped and proceeded to take his anger out on the door with his handle bars, can't do nothing as he rode off and after 8 months we're still waiting for a call back from Deliveroo themselves after saying they'll look into it."

However others sided with the cyclist and claimed Mr Pooley's car damage was not worth £1000.

Mart Ley said: "You can buy a whole new wing for a grand. This is too steep."

Sam Milet added: "How can he prove the cyclist was as fault? Does he have dashcam footage?

"And if my mechanic tried charging £1000 For a new wingmirror and a scuff then I wouldn't use him again."

Debra Pearce said: "Insurance rip off you could get all that done a lot cheaper no wonder he doesn't want to pay that I got quoted over £2500 by insurance got work done for £200 and didn't effect my insurance Mine was hit when parked up look/ask around good luck young man."

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Nick Pooley says he feels "angry, let-down and gutted" by the whole episode.

Mr Pooley said he'd repeatedly attempted to make contact with the rider but had no luck coming to a resolution over what happened.

And he said he's frustrated by Deliveroo's response.

He said: "They reacted to some email's to start with, saying they would investigate but nothing came of this investigation whatsoever.

"I expected their communication to be better when a collision with a driver had happened.

"I didn’t even get a phone call, everything was done by email, which is somewhat understandable for a big company but also in such circumstances I expected more.

"I’ve been waiting to see what comes about the subsequent 'investigation' from Deliveroo and for [the Deliveroo rider] to pay for this or at least communicate with my insurance company to reduce the cost to me."